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A researcher said the evidence on special education inclusion is flawed. Readers weighed in

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The article notes that Dr. Fuchs is concentrating on academic outcomes and acknowledges that inclusion may have psychological or social benefits that were [not] studied. Social or psychological benefitslike peer interaction, belonging, and reduced isolationarent incidental to learning/academic achievement. Theyre foundational.

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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

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When it started, Fiske claims Mysa was the first school to call itself a microschool. But these days, microschools — loosely defined as schools with relatively few students that function as private schools or learning centers for homeschool students — seem to be everywhere.

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Middle school’s moment: What the science tells us about improving the middle grades

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Meanwhile, new findings in developmental psychology are shedding a fresh light on what motivates middle schoolers. They’re paying attention to the social world and one way to learn about the social world is to do things for others,” said Andrew Fuligni, a professor-in-residence in UCLA’s psychology department.

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The new homeschoolers: More diverse, very committed

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The family, who lives on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, has chosen a hybrid home school model – half a day of distance learning with the local school and half a day of activities and lessons arranged at home. “I Fatima Siddiqui always knew she wanted to home-school her kids. They’re average.”.

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A Fifth of Students at Community College Are Still in High School

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Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology.

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Is strength-based learning a “magic bullet?”

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Though grounded in complex positive psychology research, the strength-based approach boils down to a simple rule: Focus on what students do well. Others use strength systems designed by the British Centre of Applied Positive Psychology or by Thrively, a California-based startup. Is strength-based instruction feasible in most schools?

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Want your child to receive better reading help in public school? It might cost $7,500

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In some school districts, a specific diagnosis — and even the first-hand testimony of a neuropsychologist — can be crucial for accessing the best services. Those can range from occupational and speech therapy to small group time with a teacher to a publicly funded spot in a specialized private school.